WLT206798 Hindu Snake Charmers, 1869 (oil on canvas) by Fortuny y Carb籀 (Fortuny i Marsal), Mariano Jos矇 Mar穩a Bernardo (1838-74); 48.3x65 cm; Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, USA; (add.info.: Mariano Fortuny accompanied General Prim\'s military expedition to Morocco in 1860, returning often to North Africa, where the clarity of the atmosphere and the intensity of the sunlight profoundly influenced him. In this scene, set outdoors at twilight, a turbaned Indian mesmerizes a cobra with a reed. The artist, a collector of Islamic decorative arts, includes such accessories as a copper bowl, luster plate, and saddle. ); Spanish, out of copyright.